The year was 1975. I’m sitting in the living room watching Soul Train on TV, while having a discussion with my mom, as she did some light house cleaning. I didn’t know it then; that this discussion would be the discussion which would enhance me in such a way that it would change the course of my life.
I do not remember all the details of the discussion. But remember saying “I’ll just have me some babies”, and my mother replied with just three words.
Yes, I was the child with the untamed tongue. My grandma Tessie called me “walkie talkie”. But, through mom’s prayers God has help me to bridle my tongue. As I looked back, I saw how these three words, help to shape, and mold me for the challenges I was to encounter in this life.
Three words, which set the tone, for every decision I was to make for the rest of my life. Three words which carried a tremendous amount of accountability in every facet of my existence.
Mom put those three words out into the atmosphere, and never spoke to them again. Those three words never left me.
Mom was always a soft-spoken individual.Even when she needed to use a stronger tone of correction; It was done in a gentle way. It was done in a way that causes you to think. It was done in a way which brought about a self-assessment. It was done in a way which made you Stop! Think! & Listen! No. These are not the words.
To Be Continue...
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